Robert Peak To Be Freed From Prison
Indiana Parole Board approves release for Robert A. Peak 45 a key figure in the 1955 56 highway scandal. Peak scheduled to leave Indiana State Prison at Michigan City Friday after serving minimum times on two concurrent terms in a backlot deal along the Madison Avenue Expressway. Peak was convicted of conspiracy to embezzle and falsely notarizing a deed tied to land sold to the state.
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Norman Beatty Hospital
Grand Jury Opens Funds Inquiry Into Gary Expenditures
Lake County Grand Jury begins January 21 to review an Indiana State Board of Accounts report accusing three officials of bypassing budget laws in a 2.3 million dollar expenditure. Testimony will come from three board field examiners who led the involved investigation. The report cites Gary city expenditures under former city controller George Chacharis now mayor, Sheriff Michael Truchan, and former Gary city treasurers for purchases made without proper appropriation.
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Highway Funds Shortage Notice Sent To Counties
Indiana State Board of Accounts sent five county prosecutors copies of a report detailing a 2661 shortage in the Highway Department. The report, connected to I 65 Clark County I 70 I 465 Marion County and other routes, charges Robert F. Grenat with not turning over funds after firing as sales supervisor. The evidence centers on land deals tied to the department.
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AMA Warns Polio Remains Real Threat
The American Medical Association warns polio remains a real threat to the unvaccinated and urges continued universal immunization. AMA VP Dr. F J L Blasingame notes no let up in polio programs, as the U.S. PHS lifts warnings on Sabin oral vaccine for adults and recommends all Sabin types for all ages.
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AMA
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